The Columbia, at working width

River first. Then the bridge, the hill, the street.

Plate owed: a drawing of this river made for this site belongs here. Until the artist pass, this frame holds its place.

Red marker headed out: going to see, to do, to stand in the story.

Green marker coming home: eat, rest, tonight, the way back.

The departure board

Runs, posted the way this river posts its traffic: pick the day you actually have, and go. Every run is written by a person, timed from stop to stop, and printed whole on its own page.

Under an hour 1-3 hours Half a day A full day Evening

Today on the River

Today in the Story

The whole record, year by year · The Astoria Archive

Not sure where to start?

Pick what sounds good, say where you are staying, and the town deals you its real places: each suggestion from the record, each with its reason printed and its true walking minutes. Build your memory here, because we want you to fall in love with Astoria the way you want to love it.

Build Your Memory · Ways to visit · The trolley

  1. The river
  2. The bridge
  3. The hill
  4. The street

The whole town, inside these walls

CalendarWhat is on: today, tonight, this weekend, any date you pick. Food finderEvery place to eat in town: who delivers, who takes reservations, what a menu actually showed. All businessesThe whole census: food, stores, groceries, galleries, trades, in Astoria and Warrenton. The storyToday in the story, and the year index, 1805 to today, generated from the Archive's record. Free & worth paying forFree in Astoria with its caveats on its face, and the honest math on what costs. Books based hereNovels and true stories set in Astoria and on this coast, verified at the source - and where to get them. Visit other places on the coastWarrenton next door, the towns down the coast, and the road back to Portland. Stamp passportA paper passport of the stops: print it, carry it, date each stop yourself. The postcard deskBuild your own postcard of Astoria: your people, the town's places, today's weather. Print it or send it. Add Bigfoot to your family. Runs & day plansEvery authored run, with its decision points and a printable sheet. Build Your MemoryNot sure where to start? Pick what sounds good and the town deals you its real places, with true walking minutes from your door. Ways to visitOn foot with true walking rings, by car with parking told straight, by boat with the river's terms, and both at once. The trolleyOld 300: a dollar a ride, no timetable, flag it down. Every stop with the walk at its door.